Re: Amber Riley & Derek Hough - Season 17

It was introduced in its first season as a ballroom dance competition. I like most, not all, forms of dance, but ballroom is what I expect to see here. I think the other styles were introduced mostly to appease those pros that don't want to conform to the rules of ballroom.

Re: Amber Riley & Derek Hough - Season 17

Originally Posted by Florimel

It was introduced in its first season as a ballroom dance competition. I like most, not all, forms of dance, but ballroom is what I expect to see here. I think the other styles were introduced mostly to appease those pros that don't want to conform to the rules of ballroom.

Well that a lot of pros that seem to like this then. I think the younger ones Derek, Mark Val are bored with the show as it is. I am interested to see what Derek does with Amber, given all the tweets about her size from the haters.

Re: Amber Riley & Derek Hough - Season 17

I have never cared for break dancing? Is that the one where people spin around on their heads? I just don't understand how that is dancing. Each to his own, though, as the saying goes.... Overall, I like this show, so if they add that in and call it dance, I will abide.

My take on the inclusion of the other genres of dance besides ballroom on a show called Dancing with the Stars is because they are current - this is what you see in videos, tv shows, and theatre, they are very popular, and they have now ( in the case of contemporary and hip-hop) been around for a good while - they are more than just today's fad.

Re: Amber Riley & Derek Hough - Season 17

Originally Posted by Fanny Mare

Well that a lot of pros that seem to like this then. I think the younger ones Derek, Mark Val are bored with the show as it is. I am interested to see what Derek does with Amber, given all the tweets about her size from the haters.

Oh brother, not already! I hope she shows them! (Derek is a great teacher and choreographer, so she's got a good shot.)

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, "... I drank what?"

Re: Amber Riley & Derek Hough - Season 17

I don't dislike Derek, but I don't worship him either. I suspected that Amber would not be talentless or they would not have assigned her to Derek. All I want to see is one season where he gets a real dud, just as every other pro has gotten at least once, and find out what he can do with her. I don't even mean a Macy Gray or Kate Gosselin type dud, just a real non dancer like Martina or Monica Seles or Gladys Knight.